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What's in your Reading?
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
TEST PREP VOCABULARY
EXTENDED RESPONSE
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
100
Creating a mental image of what you read
What is visualizing
100
a comparison of two things using the words like or as
What is simile
100
the main idea of a text
What is central idea
100
the paragraph in the essay that contains the thesis statement
What is the introduction
100
an educated guess
What is inference
200
Using what you already know
What is background knowledge
200
a comparison of two things without using the words like or as
What is metaphor
200
information that supports your answer and the author's claim
What is evidence
200
This page is used to outline your writing
What is the planning page
200
The point of view used most often in giving directions
What is second person
300
using important ideas from a text to come up with a 3-5 sentence overview
What is summarizing
300
giving human characteristics to non human things
What is personification
300
the way the author expresses his feelings through his writing
What is tone
300
Taking notes while you read the text
What is annotating
300
the sentence in an essay that previews the content of the rest of the essay and takes a stand
What is the thesis statement
400
Using background knowledge and what the text says to draw a conclusion
What is inferencing
400
a gross exaggeration
What is hyperbole
400
a reference to a famous outside text/work of art/ person/ place/ event
What is allusion
400
The paragraphs that contain your claim
What are ALL paragraphs
400
taking notes, outlining, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing
What is The Writing Process
500
a narrative that can be read on a literal and figurative level
What is allegory
500
the repetition of consonant sounds
What is alliteration
500
The point of view the narrator has when he only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character within the text
What is third person limited
500
a piece of writing in which an author makes a claim, provides evidence, and tries to discredit another author's point of view
What is a counter argument
500
Reading strategies you should use while test taking
What is ALL